How confident are you in your judgments and how well can you defend your opinions? Chances are that they will change under the influence of a group of avatars in a virtual environment. Scientists from SWPS University have ...
Social Sciences
Mar 18, 2024
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In the context of the climate crisis, it is becoming ever so crucial that the public adopts pro-environmentalism worldviews and actions. However, conservative people tend to be unlikely to change behavior and beliefs, and ...
Social Sciences
Apr 4, 2023
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A new, international analysis links belief in COVID-19 conspiracy theories to a lower tendency to support and participate in public health efforts to mitigate spread; however, people's sense of morality appears to weaken ...
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2022
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People who can self-reflect and regulate their moral behavior are more likely to bounce back after a failure rather than deviate from their 'moral compass' and misbehave, according to new research.
Social Sciences
Feb 24, 2022
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People contribute only very little to climate protection, because they underestimate the willingness of others to contribute. This is the central result of a new study by the behavioral economists Peter Andre, Teodora Boneva, ...
Environment
Jul 9, 2021
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Learning more about what motivates people to join violent ideological groups and engage in acts of cruelty against others is of great social and societal importance. New research from Assistant Professor of Psychology at ...
Social Sciences
Feb 22, 2021
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Charitable giving is a nearly half-trillion-dollar sector of the U.S. economy, but what accounts for why some individuals, foundations and corporations give locally while others give to charities on the other side of the ...
Social Sciences
Jul 7, 2020
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Sustainable materials, ecofriendly, and produced under good work conditions—convincing arguments for most of us. But how do consumers weigh compliance or non-compliance with such ethical standards in reality? Not as much ...
Social Sciences
Feb 20, 2020
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Why do people distrust atheists?
Social Sciences
Oct 24, 2017
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From the C-suite to the White House, ethics and morality are in the headlines these days. The questions are age-old, but new research from the USC Marshall School of Business shows why some rule-breakers may get away with ...
Social Sciences
Jul 3, 2017
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